Article 1EAVE Deep microscopic zoom into a mosquito's eye

Deep microscopic zoom into a mosquito's eye

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Mark Frauenfelder
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mozzie-eye.jpg

https://youtu.be/QtMAHm4ZfIs

Mathew Tizard says, "Something I made in 2005 - A zoom into the microstructure of a mosquito's eye, created using scanning electron microscope imagery. The white dots you see at the deepest zoom level are called 'ommatidia,' clusters of photoreceptor cells. "

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